Douglas Bury

Thursday

May 29, 2008 at 2:00 AMApr 14, 2011 at 9:28 PM

Roscoe, NY

Douglas Bury of Roscoe, NY, retired owner of the Antrim Lodge Hotel and Douglas Bury Real Estate, and a lifelong area resident, died peacefully at the home of his daughter in Englewood, CO on Friday, April 11, 2008. He was 88.

The son of the late Harvey and Ruth Kraft Bury, he was born March 17, 1920 in Roscoe, NY.

Doug and his late wife, AnnaMae owned the Antrim Lodge Hotel and Restaurant from 1948 until 1983. He also owned Douglas Bury Real Estate from 1968 until 2006. He is a member of the Twin Village Golf Club; former member of the Roscoe Hose Co. #1; the Roscoe Kiwanis Club, and the New York State Hotel Assn. He served our country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. While stationed in the South Pacific, as a Staff Sergeant, he received two Bronze Stars. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

He is survived by one son, Douglas K. Bury of Aurora, CO; two daughters, Mary Ellen "Mellie" Graves and her husband, Ernest of Tucson, AZ, Betsy Parker and her husband, John of Englewood, CO; his grandchildren: Daniel Ficke, Sarah, Mary, Spencer, and Claire Graves, Ann and Jack Parker; son-in-law, William Ficke; one brother, Ron Bury and his wife, Hildegard; sister-in-law, Norma Bury, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, AnnaMae Keener Bury and his loving daughter, JoAnn Bury Ficke.

Visitation will be Friday, May 30, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. followed by a recitation of the rosary in the Harris Funeral Home, Railroad Ave., Roscoe, NY

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, May 31, at 10 a.m. in the Gate of Heaven Church, Highland Ave., Roscoe, NY. Monsignor William Collins will officiate. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery, Roscoe, NY

Memorial contributions in his name may be made to the Roscoe Rockland Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Roscoe, NY 12776 or Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties, Inc., 800 Stony Brook Ct., Newburgh, NY 12550.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Harris Funeral Home, 607-498-4929 or 845-439-5200.